| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | |||||||
| Has a 30% chance of unleashing a finishing combo attack that can destroy a weaker enemy. | |||||||
| Attack | Element | Power | Crit Chance |
Crit Bonus |
Deflect | Recoil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zantetsuken | Percentage | 250(%) | 100% | 0 | O | 0 | |
| AP Cost | 2 | MP Cost | 0 | ||||
| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | ||||
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| Break a card and render it unreloadable until the end of the battle. | ||||
| Element | Power | Card Combination | Enemy Card Boost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | x1.0 | .png){kind=small} + + 0 or 27 |
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| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | ||||||
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| Unleashes a finishing combo move on a single target. This powerful attack can instantly eliminate weaker enemies. | ||||||
| Attack | Element | Power | Drive Value | Deflect | Finishing Blow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zantetsuken |  Physical
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x6.0 | 9.0 | X | O | |
| AP Cost | 0 | MP Cost | 0 | |||
| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | ||||||||||
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| Potentially deal a devastating amount of damages with a single, impossibly fast strike. | ||||||||||
| Attack | No. of Hits | Power | Critical % | Clock Gauge | Blocks Hit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV 0 | LV 50 | LV 100 | ||||||||
| Zantetsuken | 1 | 1.75 | 2.19 | 2.63 | 75% | +350 | Multiple | |||
| Type | Element | Status | Reload Speed |
Aerial Use | Keyblade Reach | |||||
| Attack
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— | — | 25 seconds | X | X | |||||
| Max CP | Memory Consumption | Buy | Shop LV | Sell | ||||||
| 540 | 22% | — | — | 700 | ||||||
| Goofy Command | Compiled Command | |||||||||
| Goofy Tornado | Blade Line LV1 | |||||||||
| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | |||||||||||
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| Assail enemies with a single, blindingly fast Keyblade strike that has a chance of destroying them on the spot. | |||||||||||
| LV | CP Required | Attack | No. of Hits | Power | Chance to activate an instant kill against an enemy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV1 | — | Without activation | 1 | 4.2 | 55% | ||||||
| With activation | 1 | ∞ | |||||||||
| LV2 | 470 | Without activation | 1 | 4.3 | 60% | ||||||
| With activation | 1 | ∞ | |||||||||
| LV3 | 500 | Without activation | 1 | 4.4 | 65% | ||||||
| With activation | 1 | ∞ | |||||||||
| LV4 | 530 | Without activation | 1 | 4.5 | 70% | ||||||
| With activation | 1 | ∞ | |||||||||
| LV5 | 560 | Without activation | 1 | 4.6 | 75% | ||||||
| With activation | 1 | ∞ | |||||||||
| Element | Status Effect | Reload Speed | Command Gauge | ||||||||
| Physical
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— | 20 seconds | +40 | ||||||||
| Buy | Sell | ||||||||||
| Price | Shop LV | Base | LV Bonus | Ability Bonus | |||||||
| 1700 | 5 | 850 | 212.5 | 425 | |||||||
| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | |||||||
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| Stop an enemy in its tracks, then dispatch it with one powerful slash. | |||||||
| Attack | Element | Power | Reaction Value |
Status | Guard? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without activation | Neutral
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4.8 | 4 | — | ▲ | ||
| With activation (50%) | Neutral
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7.7/1.6
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4 | Zantetsuken (100%) | ▲ | ||
| Reload Speed | Dream Eater Bonus | ||||||
| 32 seconds | Strength +4 | ||||||
| Buy | Bargain | Sell | Shop LV | ||||
| — | — | 1000 | — | ||||
| Zantetsuken (ザンテツケン Zantetsuken) | ||||
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| Attributes | Target | Gauge Cost | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | Upright | All | 2 | x6.84 - 7.91 |
| 7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP. | ||||
| Speed | Upright | All | 2 | x6.84 - 7.91 |
| 7★: Inflicts more damage the lower your HP. | ||||
Zantetsuken is a technique introduced in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix. It allows the user to execute a single, impossibly fast Keyblade strike, usually dealing a devastating amount of damage.
Mechanics
In Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Zantetsuken is a combat ability that costs 2 AP to equip. It gives Sora a 30% chance to deliver a ground combo finisher that deals Percentage damage equivalent to 250% of the enemy's HP, and always inflicts a Critical Hit. After hitting the target, Sora takes 1.1 seconds to recover.
In Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Zantetsuken is an attack sleight that renders the opponent's cards unreloadable when breaking them with it, no matter if it hits or misses, and deals a small amount of damage. If a sleight or card stack gets broken by Zantetsuken, all three cards become unreloadable. The broken cards may still be restored through Item cards that reload unreloadable cards such as Elixirs, however. It has no effect on enemies or bosses that do not use card decks. Additionally, Zantetsuken can be used to repeatedly card break bosses with card decks in order to render them unable to attack and have them keep reloading their deck.
In Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Zantetsuken is an action ability available in Limit Form. It is a ground combo finisher that activates when Sora is attacking a single target. It is three times as strong as a normal finisher, making it the most powerful single-hitting attack available to Sora, although it eats up an entire Form Gauge without Form Boost equipped. The Zantetsu Counter ability allows Sora to use it as a counterattack during a successful Guard.
In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Zantetsuken is an attack command that has a memory consumption of 22% and a normal reload time of 25 seconds. On top of its high critical hit rate, it deals 50% more added damage than normal when dealing a critical hit and boosts the Clock Gauge 50% more than usual. If the Zantetsu Prime ability is active, Zantetsuken will destroy non-boss enemies in a single stroke if a critical hit is dealt, tripling the normal Clock Gauge boost if successful. If used in midair, Data-Sora will return to the ground before performing the attack.
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Zantetsuken is an Ultimate attack command exclusive to Terra that may destroy enemies in a single stroke. It takes up one slot in the Command Deck, has a maximum level of 5 and a normal reload time of 20 seconds, and fills the Command Gauge by 40%. The activation of Zantetsuken is indicated by the surroundings darkening and the weapon glowing.
In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Zantetsuken is an attack command exclusive to Riku that has a chance to inflict the Zantetsuken status to the target. It takes up two slots in the Command Deck and has a reload time of 32 seconds. It grants +4 to Strength when attached to a Dream Eater recipe. When used, there is a 50% chance that Zantetsuken's instant kill effect will be activated, indicated by a the camera tilting and a screen cut effect once Riku warps behind the enemy. Enemies without Zantetsuken resistance will be defeated with a single blow, while enemies with Zantetsuken resistance instead take a 1.6 power neutral damage attack.
In Kingdom Hearts Union χ, Zantetsuken is a special attack that targets all enemies. It costs 2 special attack gauges to perform. It inflicts more damage the lower Player's HP.
In Kingdom Hearts III, Zantetsuken is an action ability exclusive to Light Form and Dark Form. It is both forms' first ground combo finisher.
Learning Zantetsuken
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
- Sora learns Zantetsuken after defeating the Kurt Zisa.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
- Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 22.[KH CoM]
- Sora can learn Zantetsuken starting at level 27.[KH Re:CoM]
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
- Limit Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
- Data-Sora can obtain Zantetsuken by defeating the Ice Titan on Critical Mode with a ranking of ★.
- Data-Sora has a 10% chance of obtaining Zantetsuken from Pair Blox on Floor 91-100 of the Avatar Sector.
Command Conversion
Zantetsuken is an attack command that can be converted through one recipe.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
- Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from the Command Shop for 1700 munny once five worlds are cleared or the command has already been obtained elsewhere.
- Terra can purchase Zantetsuken from the Medal Shop for 1000 medals after reaching Shop Level 5 and Arena Level 8.
Command Meld
Zantetsuken is an Ultimate-class attack command that can be melded through two different recipes, listed in the Giga Attack Recipe.
| Character | Command #1 | Command #2 | Success rate |
Abilities | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command | LV | Command | LV | Shimmering | Fleeting | Pulsing | Wellspring | Soothing | Hungry | Abounding | ||||
| T | Stopga | 4 | Sonic Blade | 5 | 80% | Blizzard Boost | Reload Boost | Second Chance | Air Combo Plus | Damage Syphon | HP Prize Plus | Lucky Strike | ||
| T | Stopga | 4 | Dark Haze | 4 | 80% | Fire Boost | Reload Boost | Finish Boost | Once More | Damage Syphon | HP Prize Plus | EXP Chance | ||
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
- Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Thunderaffe Ability Link for 200 Link Points.
- Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Lord Kyroo Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
- Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Cera Terror Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
- Sora and Riku can purchase Zantetsuken from the Staggerceps Ability Link for 400 Link Points.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
- Zantetsuken +4 is the special attack for medal 313: Aladdin and 321: Zack.
- Zantetsuken +5 is the special attack for medal 314: Aladdin and 322: Zack.
- Zantetsuken +6 is the special attack for medal 1084: Aladdin and 1083: Zack
Kingdom Hearts III
- Light Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.
- Dark Form has Zantetsuken as a default ability.
Synthesized Commands
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Zantetsuken is used to convert the following commands:
Other appearances
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
The first ground combo attack of Roxas and Xion's Omega Weapon and the ground combo finishers of Roxas and Xion's Oathkeeper and Two Become One and Sora's Dream Sword resemble Zantetsuken.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Data-Sora's second ranged ground finish is an attack similar to Zantetsuken.
Origin
In the Final Fantasy series, Zantetsuken (斬鉄剣, lit. "Iron-cutting Sword") is the signature attack of the summon Odin, and it is sometimes mimicked by Gilgamesh. It typically inflicts Instant Death upon all enemies. It shares its name with a recurring weapon. The term Zantetsuken is derived from a nickname given to swords crafted by Japanese swordsmith Yasuhiro Kobayashi.